15.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 15. Svabhāva (स्वभाव) / 15.6
स्वभावं परभावं च भावं चाभावमेव च ये पश्यन्ति न पश्यन्ति ते तत्त्वं बुद्धशासने
svabhāvaṃ parabhāvaṃ ca bhāvaṃ cābhāvam eva ca ye paśyanti na paśyanti te tattvaṃ buddhaśāsane
The line
An own-nature, an other-nature and, a state, a compound: and, and absence just and, who, which, in paśyanta (पश्यन्त), not in paśyanta (पश्यन्त), they, those, that, you, in a compound: one who has woken, and śāsana (शासन).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 15. Svabhāva (स्वभाव). Own-nature. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: svabhāvaṃ (स्वभावं) + parabhāvaṃ (परभावं) + ca (च) + bhāvaṃ (भावं) + ca-abhāvam (च-अभावम्) + eva (एव) + ca (च) + ye (ये) + paśyanti (पश्यन्ति) + na (न) + paśyanti (पश्यन्ति) + te (ते) + tat (तत्) + tvaṃ (त्वं) + buddha-śāsane (बुद्ध-शासने)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svabhāvaṃ (स्वभावं) | accusative singular, masculine | an own-nature |
| parabhāvaṃ (परभावं) | accusative singular, masculine | an other-nature |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| bhāvaṃ (भावं) | accusative singular, masculine | a state |
| ca-abhāvam (च-अभावम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: and, and absence. Read it from the end |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| ye (ये) | nominative plural, masculine | who, which |
| paśyanti (पश्यन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | paśyanta (पश्यन्त) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| paśyanti (पश्यन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | paśyanta (पश्यन्त) |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| tvaṃ (त्वं) | nominative singular | you |
| buddha-śāsane (बुद्ध-शासने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: one who has woken, and śāsana (शासन). Read it from the end |
The phrases
svabhāvaṃ (स्वभावं) is an own-nature. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. parabhāvaṃ (परभावं) is an other-nature. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvaṃ (भावं) is a state. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ca-abhāvam (च-अभावम्) is a compound: and, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. ye (ये) is who, which. It stands as nominative plural, masculine.
paśyanti (पश्यन्ति) is paśyanta (पश्यन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. paśyanti (पश्यन्ति) is paśyanta (पश्यन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tvaṃ (त्वं) is you. It stands as nominative singular. The line joins them as tattvaṃ (तत्त्वं). buddha-śāsane (बुद्ध-शासने) is a compound: one who has woken, and śāsana (शासन). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
buddha-śāsane (बुद्ध-शासने) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as tattvaṃ (तत्त्वं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svabhāvaṃ (स्वभावं) and parabhāvaṃ (परभावं).